Holi is considered a major and famous festival of India. The festival of Chhoti Holi will be celebrated on 13 March and Badi Holi on 14 March from east this year from west and north India. When it comes to celebrating the festival of colors i.e. Holi at any grand and famous place of the country, thousands of people first mention Mathura or Vrindavan. To celebrate Holi in Vrindavan, not only domestic but also foreign tourists continue to reach, because Holi starts a week in advance. If you also live in Lucknow or surrounding areas of Uttar Pradesh, then we are going to tell you a great trip of 2 days from Lucknow to Vrindavan. You can also visit many amazing places during your journey.
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It is very easy to reach Vrindavan from Lucknow. For this, you can reach very easily through train, bus or private vehicle. However, if you want to go by Vrindavan airplane from Lucknow, then the journey can be difficult and expensive. From the train- If you want to reach Vrindavan from Lucknow by train, you can book tickets of train number 22531, 19716 and 13239. In these trains, the price of sleeper tickets is Rs 250-300 and the price of 3 AC is Rs 800-900.
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Note: The nearest railway station in Vrindavan is Mathura, which is about 17 km away. Since you want to go by Vrindavan bus from Lucknow, buses run from Lucknow bus stand to Mathura. The bus fare can be around Rs 1000-1500. From the private vehicle- if you want to go from Lucknow to Vrindavan by private vehicle, then the distance from Lucknow to Vrindavan is about 398 km and for this you can resort to Lucknow Expressway. However, a private vehicle may cost more to reach Vrindavan and it may take more time.
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Vrindavan, the city of Lord Krishna, is considered a major and popular pilgrimage site of the country. Here not only domestic but foreign tourists also come to visit and celebrate Holi. So hotels are also easily available here. If you are looking for cheap ashrams, dharamshalas and hotels to stay in Vrindavan, you can get rooms for about 200-500 rupees at Balaji Ashram, Shri Govind Dham Ashram, Mata Pitambara Ashram and Shri Radha Ashtami Seva Ashram. Cheap ashrams and Dharamshalas are also available around Krishna’s birthplace.
If you are going to Krishna Janmasthali or Vrindavan on the occasion of Holi and do not want to spend money on food at both these places, then you can eat in Bhandare or Langar. Yes, Bhandare and Langar are organized at many places in Krishna Janmasthali or Vrindavan on the auspicious occasion of Holi, where devotees and tourists are provided free food. I remember, when the author also reached Vrindavan on the occasion of Holi, he had eaten in Bhandare and langar. If you eat food in a hotel, you can eat full food for 100-200 rupees.
If you are going to Krishna Janmasthali or Vrindavan on Holi, then you must know which temples are open on the occasion of Holi. In such a situation, for your information, let us know that only the Banke Bihari temple is open in Vrindavan on the day of Holi. Apart from this, the door of Krishna Janmasthali is also open to the devotees. Let us tell you that when the writer reached Vrindavan on the day of Holi, the doors of Prem Mandir and ISKCON temple were closed. At that time it was being said that due to the use of white marble in temples, they were closed so that they would not get a color stain. If you liked this story, then definitely share it on Facebook. Stay connected to read other similar articles with your own website, Harjikhn.